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The E-advising feature, an online method of planning courses for registration, made its way to students of the School of Arts and Letters at Wesleyan, excluding liberal studies majors.

E-advising will be required to register for classes for all students except liberal studies majors, but personal interaction with advisers will be maintained, said Meghan Foster, the Title III Instructional Technologist.

“One of the reasons why you (students) come to Wesleyan is because it’s a small school,” Foster said. “You get to have that day to day interaction with faculty members in ways that you can’t get at other schools or universities.”

The function, which works through a student’s Ramlink account, allows students to plan for two semesters in advance, but Advising hopes to expand it to a full two years, Foster said.

The School of Business was the first to pilot E- Advising a year and a half ago. E-advising was one of the components of a Title III grant of about $2 million, Foster said.

Multiple training sessions for faculty members of each school at Wesleyan have taken place.

“It is our goal to make sure the faculty understand everything so that they can help you,” Advising Specialist April May said.

Training workshops will be available for students everyday after Spring Break.

“I’ve never used E-advising before, but it seems like it could be useful for planning ahead,” said Michael Dieu Merci, freshman biochemistry major.

Thousands of voters considered “active” are dead, according to Ohio’s top elections official.

Ohio Secretary of State John Husted said that a report found that almost 18.500 voters on the state’s voter rolls are deceased. Registered voters were found in records of the deceased controlled by the State Health department.

A Michigan high school basketball player collapsed on the court after making the game winning layup in overtime that finalized his team’s perfect season. He died shortly after and a cause of death is yet to be determined according to Holland Hospital spokeswoman, Deb Patterson.

16-year old Wes Leonard of Fennville High was pronounced dead at the hospital after paramedics unsuccessfully performed CPR on him.

The last Fennville athlete death occurred 14 months ago when 14-year old wrestler Nathaniel Hernanedez died of a seizure at his home following a high school wrestling match in which he participated.

Combat troops will be subject to training for new policy on gays before returning to home base in the US according to the senior enlisted man in Afghanistan. An extensive program is being launched by the Pentagon to aid the introduction of openly gay troops to the ranks. Training sessions will occur on the battlefield said Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill. President Obama signed the bill to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban in December. The ban stated that gay soldiers were required to hide their sexual preferences.

Ann Coulter, the controversial right-wing columnist, said that she’s jealous of Sarah Palin’s ability to provoke the left.

“I love her for how she makes liberal heads explode,” she said on MSNBC.

She also said that she didn’t think that Palin should run for president, stating that “it would be a step down for her.” She did express support for a potential candidate, New Jersey governor Chris Christie.